Lenny Pruss
InvestorGeneral Partner at Amplify Partners
San Francisco Bay Area
Writes $500K – $10M checks · typically $5M
About
Lenny Pruss, a Soviet‑born refugee raised in Silicon Valley, pairs respect for engineering with a focus on infrastructure—cloud, DevOps and data tools—and backing technical founders who pursue decade‑long solutions.
Lenny Pruss @lennypruss
Higher fidelity thoughts on our investment in @superlogical in my blog post here: https://t.co/CqslJeJeVh
Jul 29, 2026 · ♥ 4
Lenny Pruss @lennypruss
Today, we're thrilled to announce our investment in @superlogical! I've known @mitchellh for over a decade, going back to the early Hashi days. Few people have had a bigger impact on modern infra. Beyond Mitchell, the @superlogical team is elite. Jack was Hashi's first eng hire https://t.co/Dsdi7qXczX
Jul 29, 2026 · ♥ 146 · ⇄ 6
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software
Experience
- Amplify PartnersGeneral Partnercurrent2017 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Temporal TechnologiesInvestor and Board Membercurrent2019 — presentGreater Seattle Area
- exe.devInvestor and Board Membercurrent2026 — present
- AntithesisInvestor and Board Membercurrent2024 — present
- Chainguard, IncInvestor and Board Observercurrent2021 — present
- HightouchInvestor and Board Membercurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- bitdriftInvestor and Board Membercurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- dbt LabsInvestor and Board Observercurrent2019 — presentPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
- PrismaInvestor and Board Membercurrent2019 — presentBerlin, Germany
- SourcegraphInvestorcurrent2019 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- Cockroach LabsInvestorcurrent2015 — present
- Redpoint VenturesPrincipal2015 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
- RRE VenturesInvestor2014 — 2015New York City Metropolitan Area
- Dataminr, Inc.Product Manager2013New York City Metropolitan Area
- JAT Capital Management, LPSummer Analyst2013Greenwich, CT
- RRE VenturesAssociate2010 — 2012New York City Metropolitan Area
- Jefferies & CompanyTechnology Investment Banking Analyst2009 — 2010San Francisco Bay Area
Education
- Harvard Business SchoolMaster of Business Administration (M.B.A.)2012 — 2014
- University of California, BerkeleyBachelor of Science - BS, Cs
Skills & more
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AnalyticsBusiness IntelligenceAngel InvestingLanguages English · French · Hebrew · Russian
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Same school
Also attended Harvard Business School1,777
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Also attended University of California, Berkeley863
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Shared employers
Also worked at exe.dev2
Also worked at dbt Labs11
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Also worked at Prisma4
Also worked at Redpoint Ventures58
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Deals · 2
Void Star HoldingsBoard seat
via Amplify Partners · filed Dec 2025 · $106.5M raise
East River Source ControlBoard seat
via Amplify Partners · filed Jul 2025 · $5M raise
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